Premise:"The story you are about to see is true",
"Just the facts, ma'am",
"We were working the day watch"
"It's my job. I'm a cop."
"The story you have just seen is true. The names have been changed
to protect the innocent."
- phrases which became so popular as to inspire much parody
- set the realistic tone of this early police drama.
The show emphasized careful police work and the interweaving of
policemen's professional and personal lives.